DODOMA, Aug. 25 -- THE Tanzania apiculture sector has received a major boost following launching of five honey collection centres. Established with an eye to scale-up the performance of beekeeping cooperatives across Tanzania, the incepted honey- bee facilities and infrastructures have been installed and handed over to five districts within three regions of Tabora, Katavi and Shinyanga.

The 493m/- worth initiative has been bankrolled by the Beekeeping Value Chain Support (BEVAC) project and it has impacted the regions of Tabora (Sikonge and Kaliua districts), Shinyanga (Ushetu) and Katavi (Nsimbo and Tanganyika).

The project, BEVAC is being implemented by Enabel, the Belgian agency for international cooperation through funds from Europe...